Psalms 7:2
\7:1\O Lord my God, I put my faith in you; take me out of the hands of him who is cruel to me, and make me free;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
In Context
1Shiggaion of David; a song which he made to the Lord, about the words of Cush the Benjamite.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:20Of Gad he said, A blessing be on him who makes wide the limits of Gad: he takes his rest like a she-lion, taking for himself the arm and the crown of the head.
2 Samuel 14:6And I had two sons, and the two of them had a fight in the field, and there was no one to come between them, and one with a blow put the other to death.
Psalms 10:9He keeps himself in a secret place like a lion in his hole, waiting to put his hands on the poor man, and pulling him into his net.
Psalms 16:1Michtam. Of David. Keep me safe, O God: for in you I have put my faith.
Psalms 22:13\22:12\A great herd of oxen is round me: I am shut in by the strong oxen of Bashan.
Psalms 35:15But they took pleasure in my trouble, and came together, yes, low persons came together against me without my knowledge; they never came to an end of wounding me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 7:2-10
David Prays Against His Enemies; Prayer for Sinners and Saints. 1 O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me: 2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. 3 O Lord my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; 4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:) 5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread… Read the whole commentary →